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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-60 min60-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping